WWE legend Brock Lesnar praised the Paul brothers during a face-to-face meeting before Logan's recent clash with Roman Reigns.
Logan and his brother Jake have both launched careers in combat sports, and have become two high-profile names despite not being particularly popular with traditional fight fans. Jake has established a boxing record of 6-0 against a whole host of former MMA talent, and defeated UFC legend Anderson Silva in a squared circle clash last month.
Logan has also fought in the boxing ring against YouTube star KSI and even touched gloves with Floyd Mayweather, before signing a contract with the WWE. And when Jake met former wrestling superstar Lesnar in Saudi Arabia earlier this month, he praised the social media stars when he said: "I'm excited for you guys. I followed you guys. I'm proud of you guys, you've done well."
The Paul brothers met Lesnar outside the Crown Jewel event before rising star Logan would make his second WWE appearance against champion Reigns. However he came up short despite putting on a hugely impressive performance, where he even recorded a video of himself sending the champion through a table.
Reigns has also offered support to the Paul brothers as they continue their fighting careers, joining WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The 'Gypsy King' has always been in a difficult position with the American pair given his brother Tommy's rivalry with Jake, but despite briefly feuding with Paul he has recently offered praise to the YouTubers.
He told TMZ : "I've been pretty impressed with the Pauls, both of them to be fair, they've been a good breath of fresh air to the boxing scene." He later added during another interview: “The more eyes to boxing the better and it makes it better for the young fighters coming through.
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“If there’s millions of people watching YouTubers and stuff then they might tune in again and watch some real boxing later on in life. It’s all good, it's all PR work for our sport. Anyone who doesn’t like it is just jealous because they ain't making the money they are getting.cThat’s what it’s about – jealousy. There’s a lot of jealousy in this world, especially people hating on others trying to follow their dreams and don’t have the guts to follow their own.”
Paul has developed huge rivalries with several UFC fighters during his time in the limelight, but has recently spent time with Fury's bitter rival Anthony Joshua. And 'AJ' also gave his backing to the pair, saying: "[He’s] great for boxing He's trying, zero amateur experience, throwing himself in the deep end. He'll probably learn a lot more than a lot of fighters, throwing himself in the deep end, putting himself under pressure. Good luck to him."
